Bilateral Ptosis Due to a Rare Cause-Pachydermoperiostosis

Abstract

Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare hereditary disorder that is characterised by pachydermia (thickening of the facial skin and/ or scalp), and periostosis (swelling of the periarticular tissue and a subperiosteal new bone formation). Other associated features are arthralgia, polyarthritis, clubbing, seborrhoea, hyperhidrosis, hypertrophic gastropathy, peptic ulcer and gyanecomastia. Eyelid ptosis which is caused by thickened eyelids (blepharoptosis) is a less common association. We are hereby reporting a patient with a complete form of Pachydermoperiostosis, wherein the presenting feature was bilateral ptosis.

Blepharoptosis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: A case report

“…Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a rare disorder characterized by new bone formation, clubbing of fingers and toes, swelling or pain of the large joints, excessive sweating of the palm, and thickening of the skin. [ 1 ] However, its manifestation with eyelid involvement is less common than the other features. [ 2 3 ] Here, we present an HOA case with bilateral blepharoptosis which was treated successfully by surgery.…”